Immunology Research

Immune Deficiency

Immunodeficiency is a state in which the immune system's ability to fight infectious disease and cancer is compromised or entirely absent. Most cases of immunodeficiency are acquired/secondary due to extrinsic factors that affect the patient's immune system. Immune system protects the body from germs and other threats. But sometimes it gets off track and has a weaker response to these threats. It can result medications & illness. It may be present from birth as a genetic disorder known as primary immune deficiency.